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Post by Vayle Cameo on May 3, 2019 13:12:01 GMT
"Command... you've gotta be kidding me!" Vayle grunted with a look of anger.
"Vayle. Calm down!" Mahoutsukai's voice rang into her head, but Vayle ignored it. "Oh yeah, sure, calming down. good. It's no big deal, the brass just sent us on a suicide mission!. Hollow with enough reishi to blow up a city block by sneezing at it, and they tell me back-up will be late by an undetermined amount of time!"
"Then wait for them!"
"That thing is headed into a populated area. it's angry, it kills on sight, and it doesn't care about the quality of souls it eats as long as it eats a lot of them! I'm not willing to sacrifice hundreds of human lives because my superiors can't get off their asses and-"
Vayle's angry cursing from rooftop to rooftop suddenly stopped. it wasn't that she'd stopped being angry. It was more due to her sensing capabilities - there was another large source of Reishi nearby, and it was shinigami in nature. but it's aura...
She had a feeling this wasn't back-up from HQ. it felt just a little too wild, and not in the zaraki kinda way. Thus, the idea of swearing loudly from the rooftops lost it's appeal when the idea that someone else could hear it finally came up.
"...Well." Vayle would mutter in a low tone, before sighing, and using flash steps to try and catch up with the fellow soul reaper, appearing from behind not out of a sense of style, but just due to the other's gain and speed.
"So... I take it you're also aiming to stop this hollow before it rips a hole through the town?"
[276 words]
@tsuyoshihdou
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Post by Tsuyoshi Hidou on May 3, 2019 13:53:04 GMT
Just the sound of something wreaking havoc was ennough to get the attention of the self proclaimed rogue shinigami. He was rogue, had a zanpakuto, a technically he was shinigami. But he had never known what it was like to belong among them, and the only real thoughts he had about shinigami being warped by how his sword would see them. Which was now being dragged along the ground, actually. Normally it would speak when moving toward what it had mentioned was a hollow, but seeing as it enjoyed slicing and did not discriminate, it was being silent as it carved it’s way across the ground. And luckily this was not harmful to the sharpness of the blade either as somehow it remained just as sharp as ever, no matter what it sliced through. There had been times where it needed to adjust, but it could always slice through everything eventually. Suddenly Jidai jerked Tsuyoshi away from his current goal as he was being told there was something behind him. And sure enough, it flashed into existance in a heartbeat, though failing to faze Tsuyoshi in any way. The girl before him appeared to be a shinigami, and a real one unlike him. And now with his blade no longer carving along the ground it was free to speak. ’'Just behead her and feed her to the hollow. Keep her head though, it’ll make for a nice target.’' Tsuyoshi chose to instead focus on the words being spoken to him by the girl in front of him and tilted his head slightly. ‘'Also? Are you sent by the actual shinigami?’' He asked. ’'Oh yeah good choice, earn their trust and destroy them from the inside.’' [285 words] Vayle Cameo |
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Post by Vayle Cameo on May 4, 2019 1:24:52 GMT
Vayle sighed. She knew about this rogue - it was in her books as a "warning" signal. Tsuyoshi Hidou... known shinigami-killer. A large sigh echoed from Vayle, as she looked him over. " This one reeks of bad news, Vayle. Just shoot 'em." Mahoutsukai chime in in Vayles head, but she shook her head slightly to indicate a 'no' to that idea. "Something like that. Emergency order. stop this hollow before it kills potentially hundreds of civilians. The Brass wants me to do it to prevent a potential menos. I want to do it because protecting humanity happens to be my job." Vayle take a deep breath. "...I can't say I want to work alongside a shinigami killer... but, I have to ask for your help all the same. Assuming you joined the ranks for a reason, you still want to protect human lives, right?" Vayle would ask. "So I want to offer a deal. Help me stop this thing from hurting more innocent lives... and I'll make sure the Brass doesn't know where to look for you, for a while. How's it sound?" " Vayle, you're staking your career right now..." Vayle heard her zanpakuto say in her ear. " So what, I should just abandon my chances?" "No! I just want you to be careful. I think you're right here. If we don't get this guy's help, that thing's going to be treating that shopping center like his own personal diner. You're... doing the right thing, even if it feels... weird.[/i] Vayle smiled a little. Knowing her blade was with her eased the burden on her heart. [wordcount: 270] Tsuyoshi Hidou |
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Post by Tsuyoshi Hidou on May 4, 2019 10:54:20 GMT
‘'Protect human lives.’' As well as, ‘'’Joined the ranks for a reason.’' Stuck out to Tsuyoshi. The shinigami killer thing was a welcome compliment, but not entirely true, unless self defense was murder nowadays. In either case, Tsuyoshi stepped forward a bit, closer to the girl who had yet to introduce herself which he chose to chalk up to standing face to face with someone as well known as him, and smiled as if an insane person. ‘'I didn’t join for any of that.’' He said. ‘'Why would I want to protect those who can’t fight back? Evolution is what we call it if they die.’' ’'You tell her! Show her that you’re not a pushover who can be told or blackmailed! Unless..’' And right at that moment, as Jidai had begun making a statement and caught the attention of Tsuyoshi, it fell silent for a moment long enough for the rogue to continue his own sentiment. ‘'I joined to fight.’' Which, he would soon after that realize was exactly she was asking, and she was offering him help for doing the thing he liked doing. Sounded like a win win situation to him, and as he realized so, his demeanor changed instantly, his smile fading and his eyes turning friendly. ’'-you befriend her and.. Why are you being nice?’' ‘'I am Tsuyoshi and this here is Jidai.’' He said pointing at his sword with a smile. ‘'He’s my buddy.’' ’'Not your buddy!’' Vayle Cameo |
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Post by Vayle Cameo on May 4, 2019 11:08:48 GMT
"Evolution is a-you're former 11th division. right." Vayle said with a sigh. "...Well, in any event, the name's Vayle. Vayle Cameo." The younger shinigami said, extending a hand, before tapping on her kodachi. "And this would be my partner - Mahoutsukai. It's an honor to meet the both of you." The girl responded with a slight smile forming in spire of herself. "Good to meet the two of ya." Vayle really doubted any of these fight-loving idiots had ever actually picked up a single book Charles Darwin read with their 'fighting is natural selection' credo, but even so, she was hoping that it'd be a good enough motivation to fight off the hollow they had found here. "I was brought in because this one's an emergency. huge-class hollow, and I was the only shinigami in range. Senkaimon's busy on other transportation, and a few dozen human lives isn't getting attention for at least another ninety minutes. Plenty of time for us to exterminate this one. It's apparently melted another death god to mush before now, so it's got a pretty good control of that hollow acid." Vayle said, both to warn him and hopefully to hype the man up to fight. "But... with two of us at our level of reishi... we have a shot." And with that, Vayle would shunpo forwards. "Here! We'll talk on the way! or while killing the damn thing. I don't think we have time to wait, and I haven't killed a hollow like this in..." Vayle trailed off, realizing she had a wide grin at this point. "...Well, I... haven't?" she stated, as her grin changed to a look of confusion. "err... nevermind that." Vayle quickly corrected, ignoring the wisps of blackened reishi that trailed from her. "Let's go take this guy out!" [298 words] Tsuyoshi Hidou |
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Post by Tsuyoshi Hidou on May 4, 2019 11:25:48 GMT
Shunpo was never a strength of Tsuyoshi, he was built for strength and endurance, not speed. But Vayle.. She was at the very least better at speed than he was as she just vanished and reappeared a good way forward. Now, Tsuyoshi wasn’t slow, but he was like a freight train, it took him time to get up to speed. He could use shunpo as well as anyone else, but there was no real use as it never took him far. But when there was a fight.. Vayle mentioned a huge class, a hollow in control of its acid, and a potential menos. The first instinct Tsuyoshi had as a shinigami was simply to let the hollow eat the souls, and potentially other hollow, to become a menos and then simply take down a whole bunch of them while having the fight of a lifetime. But maybe that was too much in the wrong direction as he instantly chastised himself as he began following the girl. ‘'Talk while fighting, I second this notion.’' It meant at the very least that Vayle was confident enough to happily talk instead of fighting, so maybe she didn’t need his help to win, and just wanted to distract him for long enough to get the brass to his location. Jidai picked up on this as they closed in on the hollow wreaking havoc. ’'Do we get to taste shinigami blood today?’' It asked silently, and while Tsuyoshi didn’t reply, his thoughs wanted him to say yes. But before his mind could really do anything, he found himself too distracted and found the fist of the hollow strike his sword, that sprung up of its own accord it seemed to stop the blow. Blood spilled from the giant fist as another liquid then joined the fray, heading straight for Tsuyoshi. Vayle Cameo |
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Post by Vayle Cameo on May 4, 2019 12:42:56 GMT
Vayle looked at the man following him with a little bit of concern. She was worried - of course she was worried! This Tsuyoshi was a shinigami killer, not to mention one of those 11th division nuts that loved fighting. I mean... Vayle liked fighting, but... only under friendly circumstances. Or in the interests of beating up bad guys. safe practices like that. She didn't enjoy... well, she did enjoy throwing people around the arena, but that was all in good fun for training. it was different. right? The point was, Tsuyoshi was very dangerous, and Vayle knew to be careful around someone who simply lived just to fight. It could end badly for her otherwise. Even so... The hollow attacked in a flash, and Vayle barely looked back in time to see Tsuyoshi's blade leap to his defense. very quickly, however, the shot was followed with a burst of liquid. Vayle grimaced. the shot was headed straight for Tsuyoshi, and she didn't think he'd be able to dodge in time... The shinigami's legs were in motion before Shale was fully cognizant of her motion. "Hado number 33! Shakkaho!" a wave of blue flames shot from Vayle's arm as she got in front of the liquid, burning away most of it. Some, however, got through, splashing, not Tsuyoshi, but Vayle, burning through her left arm. "guh..." Vayle managed, before bringing up her kodachi to stop the hollow's jaw from closing around her arm. the beast had the mask of some crocodilian teacher, with jagged teeth, and Vayle grimaced. "he's... a big one." [261 words] Tsuyoshi Hidou |
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Post by Tsuyoshi Hidou on May 4, 2019 12:58:21 GMT
’'Ohhh yeah..’' The sword was seemingly happy with both things happening here; it feeling the blood of this hollow as well as it’s strength, and seeing Vayle get burned. ’'Why aren’t you happy? This just means she is weakened and an easy kill. She’s pretty much only dead weight to us anyway, just a meat shield, right?’' It asked as the way Tsuyoshi reacted was more leaning towards saying thank you than telling her to back off and let him handle this. It wasn’t the way of the squad he was going to join and he knew it, nevermind the magic she used, but she still helped him despite knowing he was ultimately a bad guy. ‘'Thanks.’' He finally said to her as he callously looked at her arm, sizzling through the sleeve she had on. ’'Thanks? Her?’' Jidai responded. ’'I was the one saving you from the giant fist, don’t know if you remember. Thank me, not her.’' There was a mental prod from the blade, not only because it didn’t get a thanks, but also because Tsuyoshi was doing this to someone who could just as well be sent there to take him back in. ’'Don’t trust anyone.’' Jidai added. ‘'Who said anything about trust?’' Tsuyoshi said out loud to both the sword and Vayle to make sure, even with the little context he had given her, that they were a long way from him trusting her. As he then pulled his sword from the fist before him he put his other hand on the handle of the blade and raised it, ready to bring it down with twice the force. And, with one powerful strike, he severed the fist of the hollow. Vayle Cameo
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Post by Vayle Cameo on May 4, 2019 23:06:50 GMT
Vayle grunted as she felt the acids sting into her arms... The burns seethed with pain, and just keeping hold of her katana was all she could do as it sank in. " Vayle! Release me already!" "i-if I do..." Vayle muttered to the weapon. "Th-the hollow'll bite down." from behind her, she heard a thanks from Tsuyoshi. "Thank me after. If we both end up bein' hollow food, then what I did's pretty meaningless, at the end of th' day...." She was cut off from saying more by Tsuyoshi's nextl ine, and frowned. " Oh my god is he talking to his sword? is his sword distrusting you? Let me at 'em! I'll kick that Jidai's ass! just watch!" Mahoutsukai raged in Vayle's head, but she was a little more focused on the mounting pressure on her Kodachi in the hollow's maw. Then, the creature pulled back, roaring in pain as blood streamed from a well-clutched arm. Vayle took the opportunity to pull back her arm with gusto. "Hado four! Byakurai!" Vayle yelled, before firing a lightning bolt at the hollow's mask. the strike was batted away with a hand, but she could see the burn marks she'd put on it... It'd only take a few seconds for a hollow of this caliber to regenerate from this though, albeit with some loss in stamina. They had to finish this... Vayle spread a hand across her weapon. "Dazzle... Mahoutsukai!" The blade transformed in a prismatic rainbow, changing from a blade to it's familiar broom-and-reactor combo. "...Let's finish this one up." [258 words] Tsuyoshi Hidou |
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Post by Tsuyoshi Hidou on May 5, 2019 12:23:55 GMT
Tsuyoshi heard Vayle utter a sentence that was the same as his in the sense that it lacked context. So, logically speaking she was talking to her sword the same as he was. ’'Bite down?’' Jidai began, more excited than he should have been. ’'The hollow will bite down on her arm? Ohh this is the most fun a sword can have without killing anything.’' There was almost a laugh that only Tsuyoshi could feel, and in that moment he had a confused look as he turned to his sword. ’'What? We’re both thinking it.’' The rogue shrugged as he was willing to dash forward, but the words Vayle then spoke were once more tethered to some kind of magic. And again it annoyed Tsuyoshi, though his sword seemed to not care. ’'Why is it you hate magic so?’' He asked, it being the first time it showed any real interest. ‘'Long story. Other time.’' Tsuyoshi reacted even as the hollow swatted the magic away as a slightly annoying gnat. But soon after.. Vayle spoke some other words. ’'Shikai time!’' Jidai said as the want to kill the hollow was palpable at this point. ’'We won’t need that. We're strong enough without it!’' Tsuyoshi smiled as it was almost as if Jidai was saying he didn’t have a second form yet. And in a way this was good, the way he was now was more than enough. ‘'Dazzle..’' Tsuyoshi repeated as he saw the sword change form into a broom. ’'Is she a witch?’' ‘'I’m not fond of magic.’' Vayle Cameo |
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